Nurses

Overview of School Health Services

Optimal learning requires good emotional and physical health. DoDEA School Health Services works together with families and community for children?s health. The School Nurse at each DoDEA's school works with the school administrator to provide an environment that promotes optimal wellness and safety for all students. The school nurse provides individualized quality health care for students, emphasizes health education at all levels and utilizes available community and school resources to promote an overall healthy lifestyle for students, staff and families. Some of the core services of a school nurse are:

conducting health screenings
providing specialized health care and services
assessing and evaluating individual growth and development
monitoring of students immunizations
acting as a resource for faculty, parents and students
providing individual health counseling to service emotional and physical health needs
identifying and referring possible pediatric and adolescent health problems for early diagnosis and treatment
evaluating and monitoring communicable diseases
conducting health related classroom instruction such as AIDS prevention, sex education and child abuse prevention
acting as special education team member for children with special needs.
serving as a liaison with parents and community health agencies
providing educational and promotional activities for healthy lifestyles of our students and staff.

The purpose of the School Health Services is to strengthen the educational process by improving the health status and health knowledge of students. The goal of the program is to help students become responsible for their own health and wellness.

The School Health Services cover three areas: health education, health services, and the maintenance of a healthy school environment. It is a comprehensive program that promotes and maintains optimum health for all students.

More comprehensive description of School Health Services can be found in DS Manual 2942.0, "School Health Services Guide".

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